The Syrian Bride (2004)

Réalisateur:

Eran Riklis

Writers:

Suha Arraf (writer)
Eran Riklis (writer)

Release Date:

2 décembre 2004 (Israel)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame

Plot:

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel...

Awards:

7 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Probably the best Israeli film ever.

Ensemble

Hiam Abbass	...	Amal (as Hiyam Abbass)
Makram Khoury	...	Hammed (as Makram J. Khoury)
Clara Khoury	...	Mona
Ashraf Barhom	...	Marwan (as Ashraf Barhoum)
Eyad Sheety	...	Hattem
Evelyn Kaplun	...	Evelyna (as Evelyne Kaplun)
Julie-Anne Roth	...	Jeanne
Adnan Tarabshi	...	Amin (as Adnan Trabshi)
Marlene Bajali	...	The Mother (as Marlene Bajjali)
Uri Gavriel	...	Simon (as Uri Gabriel)
Alon Dahan	...	Arik
Robert Henig	...	Joseph (as Robert Hoenig)
Dirar Suleiman	...	Tallel
Ranin Boulos	...	Mai
Hanna Abou-Manneh	...	Rama
Norman Issa	...	The Syrian Officer
Loutof Mousser	...	The Senior Elder
Maisra Masri	...	Fahdi
Imad Jabarin	...	George (as Imad Jabrin)
Ali Sliman	...	Syrian Officer 2
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Lana Ettinger	...	Border policewoman
Didi Gat	...	Taxi driver
Abeer Hadad	...	TV producer
Jamil Khoury	...	Soldier
Tarik Kopty	...	Uncle 1
Melanie Peres	...	Liv
Adel Abou Raya	...	Uncle 2
Valentin Solomeno	...	Hammad Jr
Ali Suliman	...	Syrian Officer 2

Réalisé par
Eran Riklis

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Suha Arraf		writer
Eran Riklis		writer

Produit par
Bettina Brokemper	....	producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre	....	producer
Michael Eckelt	....	producer
Johannes Rexin	....	line producer
Eran Riklis	....	producer

Musique originale
Cyril Morin

Image
Michael Wiesweg

Montage
Tova Asher

Distribution des rôles
Yael Aviv

Création des décors
Avi Fahima

Création des costumes
Inbal Shuki

Directeur de production
Asen Kanchev	....	music production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Michal Engel	....	first assistant director

Technicien du son
Vladislav Boyadjiev	....	ProTools operator
François Groult	....	sound re-recording mixer
As Milo	....	sound mixer
Gil Toren	....	sound

Visual Effects
Thomas Diesselhorst	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Adi Borkin	....	best boy
Noam Eisenberg	....	key grip
Yoni Hamenachem	....	still photographer
Kristina Klunkert	....	assistant camera
Doron Peled	....	second assistant camera
Udi Riemer	....	gaffer

Music Department
Bruno Mercere	....	music mixer
Cyril Morin	....	conductor

Divers
Valérie Chabrier	....	assistant publicist France
Geraldine Jourdan	....	production coordinator
Robert Schlockoff	....	publicist: France

Thanks
Yoram Globus	....	thanks
Michael Schmid-Ospach	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Eran Riklis Productions (Israel)
• Neue Impuls Film (Germany)
• MACT Productions (France)
• Filmförderung Hamburg (support)
• France Cinéma Productions
• Hot (support)
• Israeli Film Fund (support)
• Medea (support)
• Montpellier Film Festival (support)
• NRW (support)

Distributors

• 1More Film (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Bazuca Films (2007) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Cineworx (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• IFA (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Koch Lorber Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Mikado (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2005) (Canada) (all media)
• Océan Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• TF1 International (2004) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Timebandits Films (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• SIF309 Film & Music Productions  film score recording

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Fiancée syrienne, La (France)
Kala Ha-Surit, Ha- (Israel: Hebrew title)
Syrische Braut, Die (Germany)
Fiancée syrienne, La (Belgium: French title) [fr]

Durée:

97 min | Israel:96 min

Pays:

France | Germany | Israel

Langue:

Arabe | Anglais | Hébreu | Russe | Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Netherlands:AL | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Galilee, Israel

Company:

Eran Riklis Productions

Anecdotes:

The movie joke about gap-toothed men being seductive to women was an in-joke by the co-scriptwriter Suha Arraf, toward Mr. Riklis, who is himself gap-toothed. She also included many of her own experiences as an intelligent independent Arab woman living in Israel.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The UN agent says on July 17th 2000 that it's a Thursday. That date was a Monday.

Probably the best Israeli film ever.

The story line touches many open sores afflicting the Israeli society, prejudice towards ethnic minorities, unwillingness of factions in that society to try and understand and accept one another, police bigotry and sheer racism. As an Israeli living abroad I could relate to all of the above. However, you don't have to be from that region to appreciate this moving and powerful Drama. The film basically deals with the horrific struggle of a family, from a marginalised sector of Israeli society, to get their daughter married to a man over the Syrian boarder however, by doing that they will never be able to see her again. A very very emotional and humane film.